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New Orleans Parks & Gardens
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Greater New Orleans parks provide a seemingly endless variety that are defined by
not only their natural beauty, but by their diversity. There is something for
everyone to enjoy with the year-round beautiful weather.
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City Park
Address: 1 Palm Drive
Phone: 504-482-4888
Fax: 504-483-9412
One of the largest urban parks in the country, City Park has golf, tennis and
horseback riding.
City Park occupies an expansive area in mid-city now called the Historic New
Orleans Trace.
The area, once a swampy, oak-filled forest, was home to Indians who traded by
dug-out canoes along the banks of Bayou St. John. The land which City Park
occupies today is especially romantic for its long favor with Creole gentlemen
as a place to conduct their "affaires d'honneur" - dueling, in fact, was not
outlawed in the Park until 1890.
Audubon Park
Address: 5601 Read Boulevard, Joe W. Brown Memorial Park
Phone: 504-246-5672 or 800-774-7394
Hours: Tuesday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. ,Saturday: 10 a.m. — 5:00
p.m. ,Sunday: Noon — 5:00 p.m.
This park is filled with graceful Spanish Oaks and has open spaces perfect for
all sorts of recreational activities and dog-walking. You and your family will
be literally touched by nature. In addition to visiting our teaching greenhouse
and planetarium, indulge in a hike on one of our wooded trails or find out about
our latest science discovery activity.
Louis Armstrong Park
Address: 419 Rue Decatur, 70130
Phone: 877-520-0677 (toll free)
This famous park used to be a gathering place for slaves and was one of the
birthplaces of jazz.
Most historical parks in the national park system are created to commemorate a
battle, a place or a person that played an important role in our nation's
history. But in 1994, Congress authorized a new and different park in New
Orleans as a national tribute to the uniquely American invention-jazz. The
park's purpose is to preserve information and resources associated with the
origins and early development of jazz in the city widely recognized as its
birthplace."
Chalmette National Historical Park
Address: 419 Rue Decatur, 70130-1035
Phone: 504-589-2133
This is where Andrew Jackson and his troops fought the Battle of New Orleans,
which was bloody and decisively ended the war of 1812. Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve for present and future
generations significant examples of the rich and cultural resources of
Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region.
Washington Artillery Park
Address: Washington Artillery Park, formerly Founders Park, lies between Jackson
Square and the leeve.
This park has a mounted Civil War cannon that pays tribute to the 141st Field
Artillery of the Louisiana National Guard. It was named for one of the oldest
military units in the nation. The park offers gardens, fountains, a playground
and a view of the French Quarter. The mounted canon is a model of the same canon
used in the Civil War.
Woldenberg Park
A visit to Woldenberg Park is like walking through a stately outdoor museum and
gallery, with public art and historical sites every where you look. Woldenburg
Park is situated near the Aquarium of the Americas along the Mississippi River.
Walk or jog along this spectacular site that reaches from Canal St. to Esplanade
Ave. This route is perfect for visitors staying in the downtown or French
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